Kosmos 16

Kosmos 16
A Zenit reentry capsule
NamesZenit 2-10
Mission typeOptical imaging reconnaissance
COSPAR ID1963-012A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.571
Mission duration10 days
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft typeZenit-2
ManufacturerOKB-1
Launch mass4730 kg[1]
Start of mission
Launch date28 April 1963, 09:36:00 GMT
RocketVostok-2
Launch siteBaikonur 1/5
ContractorOKB-1
End of mission
DisposalRecovered
Landing date8 May 1963
Landing siteSteppe in Kazakhstan
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric[2]
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude194 km
Apogee altitude388 km
Inclination65.0°
Period90.4 minutes
Epoch28 April 1963

Kosmos 16 (Russian: Космос 16 meaning Cosmos 16) or Zenit-2 No.10 was a Soviet optical film-return reconnaissance satellite which was launched in 1963. A Zenit-2 satellite, Kosmos 16 was the tenth of eighty-one such spacecraft to be launched.[3][4]

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  3. ^ Krebs, Gunter. "Zenit-2 (11F61)". Gunter's Space Page. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
  4. ^ Wade, Mark. "Zenit-2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.